Fred Archer vs. Bartolo Colon — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bartolo Colon
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Fred Archer and Bartolo Colon are fairly close on the surface numbers. Bartolo Colon posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.12 vs 6.35) and WHIP (1.325 vs 1.513). Fred Archer had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.68 per nine innings vs 1.14). By the career numbers, Bartolo Colon had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Fred Archer and Bartolo Colon

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.59
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
565
1.47
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.13
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
1.44
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
0.64
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.49
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.78
56.78
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.7
97.7
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.1
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.03
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1584
4.12
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10385
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3461.2
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
10.21
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3593
9.34
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.34
9.34
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
1.14
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.4
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
2.46
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.12
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2535
6.59
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.12
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.17
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
40.16
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14655
38.1
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1719
4.47
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.31
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.24
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
0.81
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
36.08
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13431
34.92
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Bartolo Colon

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
1.47
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
1.44
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10385
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3461.2
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.49
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
1.19
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.12
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
1.8
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
1.67
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.06
93.06
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.7
97.7
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.12
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Bartolo Colon

Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
565
1039.88
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
326
600
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
15
529.41
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
550.31
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
46.01
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
36.81
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.36
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.84
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.03
5.58
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
58.9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
51.53
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
20.25
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
20.25
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
38.65
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
-14.23
-26.19
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.68
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.84
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
166
305.52
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
1.96
1.96
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
40.49
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.68
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.88
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 600 PA